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The Way She Shined: Life Lessons from Zuza Beine
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor brave young lives. This year, the world mourns and celebrates one of the brightest: Zuza Beine, who passed away on September 22, 2025, at just 14 years old.
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor brave young lives. This year, the world mourns and celebrates one of the brightest: Zuza Beine, who passed away on September 22, 2025, at just 14 years old.
The Way She Shined: Life Lessons from Zuza Beine
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor brave young lives. This year, the world mourns and celebrates one of the brightest: Zuza Beine, who passed away on September 22, 2025, at just 14 years old.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Way She Shined: Life Lessons from Zuza Beine
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor brave young lives. This year, the world mourns and celebrates one of the brightest: Zuza Beine, who passed away on September 22, 2025, at just 14 years old.
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time to honor brave young lives. This year, the world mourns and celebrates one of the brightest: Zuza Beine, who passed away on September 22, 2025, at just 14 years old.
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Shorter answer: We have seen many "campaigns" from people eager for a Nobel Prize. We ignore them and stick to our principles and mission.
A good answer for many occasions.
A good answer for many occasions.
press: why wasn’t trump considered for the nobel peace prize?
committee chair person in the most norwegian way possible: we only give the award to people of courage and integrity.
committee chair person in the most norwegian way possible: we only give the award to people of courage and integrity.
October 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Shorter answer: We have seen many "campaigns" from people eager for a Nobel Prize. We ignore them and stick to our principles and mission.
A good answer for many occasions.
A good answer for many occasions.
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Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget.
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding
Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disburse all of the research funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Staff members at the NIH seem to have done the impossible: spend the agency's $48 billion budget.
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“Everyone has been rallying together to clean up the mess, but it’s a mess that did not need to be made,” an NIH program officer told me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Extensive story from ProPublica about HHS staffing cuts.
Outstanding reporting and a lot to digest.
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
Outstanding reporting and a lot to digest.
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
projects.propublica.org
August 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Extensive story from ProPublica about HHS staffing cuts.
Outstanding reporting and a lot to digest.
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
Outstanding reporting and a lot to digest.
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
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August 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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No. It just means NoFOs won't be published in the NIH Guide, just in Grants,gov.
Wait…. What!? My MIRA proposal is supposed to be reviewed in October…. Does this mean it’s no longer happening? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-143: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026 NOT-OD-25-14...
grants.nih.gov
August 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No. It just means NoFOs won't be published in the NIH Guide, just in Grants,gov.
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The reviews are in...
It did not go well for Dr. Bhattacharya yesterday...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
It did not go well for Dr. Bhattacharya yesterday...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Senators grill NIH director in budget hearing: 4 takeaways
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya faced questions from senators during an Appropriations subcommittee hearing Tuesday, as the federal government agency has taken hits to its s…
thehill.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The reviews are in...
It did not go well for Dr. Bhattacharya yesterday...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
It did not go well for Dr. Bhattacharya yesterday...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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A program officer [said that Trump’s NIH Director Bhattacharya] “is in over his head but lacks the self-awareness to know that.” Another staffer said he came across like someone who “never learned how to be called out for being incorrect.”
Exactly. Great piece. Must-read. 🧪
Exactly. Great piece. Must-read. 🧪
“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya
Widespread dissatisfaction over the NIH’s “continuous free fall” has people speaking out.
www.importantcontext.news
June 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A program officer [said that Trump’s NIH Director Bhattacharya] “is in over his head but lacks the self-awareness to know that.” Another staffer said he came across like someone who “never learned how to be called out for being incorrect.”
Exactly. Great piece. Must-read. 🧪
Exactly. Great piece. Must-read. 🧪
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They greeted the director, a sharp critic of the agency he now leads during the pandemic while serving as a professor at Stanford Univ, apprehensively. Employees described Bhattacharya as nervous during his presentation, particularly when he came out to silence rather than the usual applause.
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May 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
They greeted the director, a sharp critic of the agency he now leads during the pandemic while serving as a professor at Stanford Univ, apprehensively. Employees described Bhattacharya as nervous during his presentation, particularly when he came out to silence rather than the usual applause.
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House Republicans have finally released the complete version of their dreadful plan. And its confirmed our worst nightmares.
This monstrous legislation demolishes health coverage and food assistance for millions.
Heading to the Capitol for debate.
This monstrous legislation demolishes health coverage and food assistance for millions.
Heading to the Capitol for debate.
May 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
House Republicans have finally released the complete version of their dreadful plan. And its confirmed our worst nightmares.
This monstrous legislation demolishes health coverage and food assistance for millions.
Heading to the Capitol for debate.
This monstrous legislation demolishes health coverage and food assistance for millions.
Heading to the Capitol for debate.
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The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
May 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
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BREAKING: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced he has ordered the FDA to consider new nationwide restrictions on medication abortion — and that President Trump, not scientists or doctors, will make the final decision.
May 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
BREAKING: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced he has ordered the FDA to consider new nationwide restrictions on medication abortion — and that President Trump, not scientists or doctors, will make the final decision.
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It's worse than we thought. www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
First on CNN: Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain sci...
www.cnn.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's worse than we thought. www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
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The consolidation of review at NIH is really driven by the Trump/Republican desire to control NIH grantmaking from the top.
Here’s an example of the chaos that’s happening now. It will get worse unless CSR and review are walled off from political interference.
Here’s an example of the chaos that’s happening now. It will get worse unless CSR and review are walled off from political interference.
And just like that my standing study section at NIH is disbanded
This administration truly cares about mental health… (sarcasm)
@altnih4science.bsky.social
This administration truly cares about mental health… (sarcasm)
@altnih4science.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The consolidation of review at NIH is really driven by the Trump/Republican desire to control NIH grantmaking from the top.
Here’s an example of the chaos that’s happening now. It will get worse unless CSR and review are walled off from political interference.
Here’s an example of the chaos that’s happening now. It will get worse unless CSR and review are walled off from political interference.
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New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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www.sanders.senate.gov
May 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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Bernie Sander's summary of the impact on science. #SavetheNIH
New report from Bernie Sanders, ranking member on the HELP committee
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Lots of substance in here. Some highlights...
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www.sanders.senate.gov
May 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bernie Sander's summary of the impact on science. #SavetheNIH
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Definitely worth the 5 minutes to watch. Succinct summation of what is being thrown away
important historical perspective on the value of federal funding of basic research at universities: "These are the building blocks of America's extraordinary strength, created over the last 100 years, and they are now being dismantled in 100 days" 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qk4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qk4...
Fareed’s Take: Trump is gutting what made American science great
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Definitely worth the 5 minutes to watch. Succinct summation of what is being thrown away
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Here’s how the Trump administration is taking decisions about science away from scientists. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Institutionalizing politicized science
The opening months of the Trump administration represent a historic disruption to America’s scientific agencies. Staff have been fired or reassigned in the name of efficiency, resulting in chaos. Gran...
www.science.org
May 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Here’s how the Trump administration is taking decisions about science away from scientists. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Things at #NIH are far worse than have been reported.
NIH and NSF have been effectively overthrown by people that hate science. The hostile takeover is complete at the top. The question now is how scientists are going to fight back. This is one step:
Things at #NIH are far worse than have been reported.
NIH and NSF have been effectively overthrown by people that hate science. The hostile takeover is complete at the top. The question now is how scientists are going to fight back. This is one step:
A thread: NIH Fellows United is committed to showing up, even when leadership won’t. 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Things at #NIH are far worse than have been reported.
NIH and NSF have been effectively overthrown by people that hate science. The hostile takeover is complete at the top. The question now is how scientists are going to fight back. This is one step:
Things at #NIH are far worse than have been reported.
NIH and NSF have been effectively overthrown by people that hate science. The hostile takeover is complete at the top. The question now is how scientists are going to fight back. This is one step:
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And we have power: we are in the majority. We just need to figure out how to use it, and act.
Especially given all of the hype about a “popular mandate” from Miller, Vance etc, it really cannot be repeated enough that somewhere around 98% of the policies of the Trump administration are unpopular — as well as many of them being counter-majoritarian, and others downright unconstitutional.
A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
And we have power: we are in the majority. We just need to figure out how to use it, and act.
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Leading from within...
A thread: NIH Fellows United is committed to showing up, even when leadership won’t. 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Leading from within...